The trailer of Half Girlfriend, which stars Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in lead roles, is out and it has more to it than a budding love story.
The trailer of Half Girlfriend, which stars Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in lead roles, is out and it has more to it than a budding love story. It raises the issue of society’s discriminatory attitudes based on what language you speak.
“In India, if you can’t speak in English, then you are seen in a certain way,” Arjun noted at the trailer launch of the film. “If you are sensible but speak in Hindi then it doesn’t matter much. That’s what we have tried to raise in the film. This is the biggest issue in the country. Conversation is important whether it is in Hindi or English. You understand Hindi but still want to talk in English because you think it’s cool. We all face it, even living in Mumbai we face it. People are told that if you speak English you will sound better. So, a consciousness comes in. People are made fun of, they’re not taken seriously.”
While we completely agree with Arjun Kapoor here, there’s some resemblance with the theme of Hindi Medium that also talks about how society perceives you on the basis of what language you speak. Coming back to Half Girlfriend, the film’s soundtrack features a song from our very own Farhan Saeed and we’re sure it’s going to be great.
Directed by Mohit Suri, Half Girlfriend is a coming-of-age love story which is an adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s novel of the same name. Co-produced by Mohit, Chetan and Ekta Kapoor it is set to release on May 19 this year.
